Most of the times when I use applied improvisation in a workshop I challenge people to either build a story (to tell it) or a scene (to act it). The purpose behind the activities is related to developing certain skills, but the purpose in the foreground is for them to build a good story or … [Read more…]
Don’t let the title scare you, it’s not quite the type of article you’d see in a glossy magazine. The talk about flirting is just a cover up to the talk about human interaction. But it does sound catchy, isn’t it? I’ve been in Denmark for an improvisation course with a bunch of talented people (whom I … [Read more…]
We can’t predict. No one can. Not with deep anthropological or historical knowledge, economical, political, social or any other type of knowledge whatsoever. Not using advanced statistics (correlations, regressions and other fancy words & techniques) or complicated mathematics. Nassim Taleb makes a very good point in his bestselling book “Black Swan“: if you can predict something, then it’s … [Read more…]
Bucharest might not be the prettiest city, but it sure is vivid. We have the nightlife for which my foreign friends envy me (that and the cost of beer) and we started bit by bit to have more and more events, street festivals, flash mobs…movements that color the grey city. And as applied improvisation becomes more popular, I get to improvise and … [Read more…]
#just a thought I am reading this interesting book on “how to listen better”. One of the things the author stresses about is to invite the other person to continue talking so that she knows you are interested and actively listening. You have to follow some steps, an important one being to say “tell me … [Read more…]